I would like to say “thank you” to Magistrates, John Riley and Hobert Judd, for recognizing the truth about the Arizona immigration bill and voting in favor of the resolution supporting Arizona. The article featured in the Sept. 15 edition of the Spencer Magnet revealed an incredible lack of comprehension of the issue by Magistrates Drury, Goodlett, and Henry, and by Carmin Gaines, Spencer County Democratic Party president, who voiced her opinion in the article.

Judge Executive David Jenkins signed an executive order Thursday afternoon prohibiting all open burning until further notice. He cited an increase in the number of wildfire emergencies in recent weeks and a concern for public safety as contributing to his decision.

The county ban comes less than a week after the state issued a Level I Drought Declaration Sept. 17. Spencer County was among 26 western and central Kentucky counties that were added to a list of 24 others already at Level 1.

Maintaining the proper pH and fertility in soil is important for higher crop yields. An important tool to assess fertility levels is to sample soil and have it tested. Kentucky is experiencing an unusually dry fall.

Soil samples taken during dry falls tend to result in soil pH and soil test K being unusually low. This results in recommendations that overestimate lime and K fertilizer that may be needed.

Little Union Baptist Church will be having a Community Appreciation Day Saturday, Sept. 25 at Mattingly’s barn in Fairfield beginning at 4 p.m. There will be free food, music and lots of activities for the kids.

During a time when almost all Americans are looking for the best deal on everything from gas to groceries, siblings Evonne Patterson and Jim Travis thought it was the perfect opportunity to open a discount store to serve Spencer County.

Primary Care Physician Dr. Kenneth Oder of Spencer Family Medicine is leaving his Taylorsville practice and joining Norton Community Medical Associates in the Tyler Retail Village on Taylorsville Road near the Gene Snyder Freeway.

Oder wrote in a letter to his patients that the decision took careful consideration and that his new partnership with Norton would allow patrons “access to the utmost quality care and services.”

A Taylorsville man was killed Thursday morning when he was struck while riding his bicycle on KY248/Briar Ridge Rd.

Paul Pelgram, 40, was riding a blue mountain bike traveling west on KY248 when he was struck by a motorist. Pelgram, an eight-year veteran with the Louisville Metro Police Department, was pronounced dead by the Jefferson County Coroner after arriving at University of Louisville Hospital by helicopter. The accident occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sept. 30 just east of Taylorsville opposite Captain's Cove Boat Storage.